MARCH 29, 2 Peter 3:11-13

Some of you may have heard about global warming. Some scientists speculate that this increase in the earth’s temperature in turn creates a huge warming effect that melts icecaps and eventually, many coastal cities of the world will be destroyed by water. This, coupled an increasing number of disasters around the globe, led the United Nations to warn that this earth is entering into a spiral of self-destruction. Will this be the way that the earth will be destroyed? The Bible tells otherwise. It is true that the earth will eventually be destroyed. But how it is to be destroyed is where the difference lies; the Bible in 2 Peter 3:12 says the earth will be destroyed by God through fire. 

The Apostle Peter clearly says that the whole world, and all the works that are therein, will be burnt up. How then should we live our lives? Should we not prepare for the new Heaven and the new earth to come?

We could prepare for the new Heaven and the new earth by living a holy life and obeying God’s commandments. We strive for God’s Kingdom, witnessing and inviting our friends to Junior Worship or Vacation Bible School because they will hear the Gospel. We give out tracts wherever possible, and we also share our testimony of how God saved us. We do all we can to extend God’s Kingdom and tell the Gospel to our unsaved friends and loved ones.

Thought: Remember you are a citizen of Heaven!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to live like a citizen of Heaven, not of earth as I await the Second Coming of Christ. I know this will be tough to do, and that is why I need Your help. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.